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  2. List of English words from Indigenous languages of the Americas

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    Most words of Native American/First Nations language origin are the common names for indigenous flora and fauna, or describe items of Native American or First Nations life and culture. Some few are names applied in honor of Native Americans or First Nations peoples or due to a vague similarity to the original object of the word.

  3. American Indian English - Wikipedia

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    American Indian English or Native American English is a diverse collection of English dialects spoken by many American Indians and Alaska Natives, [3] notwithstanding indigenous languages also spoken in the United States, of which only a few are in daily use.

  4. List of place names of Native American origin in the United ...

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    Miami – Native American name for Lake Okeechobee and the Miami River, precise origin debated; see also Mayaimi [44] Micanopy – named after Seminole chief Micanopy. Myakka City – from unidentified Native American language. Ocala – from Timucua meaning "Big Hammock".

  5. Does your town's name have Native American roots? The ... - AOL

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    The Croatan chief was one of the first Native Americans to be on English record after making trips to England, mentioned in texts from explorers as early as 1584. Massapequa, New York

  6. List of organisms with names derived from Indigenous ...

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    When the common name of the organism in English derives from an indigenous language of the Americas, it is given first. In biological nomenclature , organisms receive scientific names , which are formally in Latin , but may be drawn from any language and many have incorporated words from indigenous language of the Americas.

  7. Indigenous languages of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Looking at families rather than individual languages, he found a rate of 30% of families/protolanguages in North America, all on the western flank, compared to 5% in South America and 7% of non-American languages – though the percentage in North America, and especially the even higher number in the Pacific Northwest, drops considerably if ...

  8. Mitakuye Oyasin - Wikipedia

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    Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ (All Are Related) is a phrase from the Lakota language. It reflects the world view of interconnectedness held by the Lakota people of North America. [ 1 ] This concept and phrase is expressed in many Yankton Sioux prayers, [ 2 ] as well as by ceremonial people in other Lakota communities.

  9. Massachusett language - Wikipedia

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    Amongst the Native Americans, it co-existed with the use of the 'standard' Massachusett language, local speech and other dialects or languages, Massachusett Pidin and English. As the Native Americans began a quick process of language shift at the end of the eighteenth century, it is likely that Massachusett Pidgin English lost its native ...